The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-11-12
Vicinity Items.


He halls from Streator.
Rev. Morris Burke, Of Joliet, has been
consecrated bishop Of the Catholic church.
The La Sale clock factory, now under
tho management Of W. +. Burkenbeuel is
turning out some very satisfactory work.
There arc seven female county superint-
endents in Illinois, while the same position
is held by two ministers Of the Gospel.
This wild west Buffalo Billiam idea Of
playing with gans and pistols, Jumping on
cars, etc. should be curtailed somewsy.
II seems that the diphtheria at La Sale,
is prevalent to q very great extent in fami.
lies that have Suffered from throat diseases
for long periods oftime.
The VS. N. contractors recently ex.
ploded Is kegs Of powder in one blast at
Deer Park, thowing pieces Of rock several
hundred yards and nearly killing work.
man who was struck by flying missile.
A convict, named Shea, committed sui
eide, at Joliet prison on last Saturday morn.
ing, by hanging himself with pair at sus
penders fastened to his cell bunk. He was
Chicago burglar with a 80 years sentence.
A number Of Illinois papers are engaged
in the laudable work Of exposing the south.
ern California land boom. There is no
doubt in the mind Of any man, that the land
gambling, as it is fifty termed, in California
will cost thousands Of persons their fortunes
The Meek brothers have sold out their in
the Streator Ind. Times to "Doc' LeRoy.
Frank Meek remains in StreatOr to practice
lar, while "Billy,' the life and soul of the
Ind. Timees take half interest in the Nation
al Real Estate Inder at Kansas City, Mo.
James o REILLY of Joliet, has resigned the
internal revenue collectorship Of this dis.
trict. He is succeeded by c. c. Wilcox.
Mr.. O'Rielly was genial companion and
good fellow, and at the same time thorough
business man. He had gotten tired of the
office and gave it up to try something else.
A sad tale Of love and disappointment
COmeS rum Cueo'oi' "A youh6 An"n "no
had met girl at Champaign, who loved him
not wisely but too well, came to Streator not
long ago and got married to another girl.
He was arrested the other day, and taken
back, Effective broken hearts.
A young man who has been working in
Sycamore, says the Earlville Leader, got
about ready to be welded the other day,
when he was told he could not marry the
young lady in Illinois on account of the re-
Gently enacted law prohibiting the marriage
Of first cousins. Whether to break off the
match or remove to another state, is the
question the young man is now trying to de.
termine.
The La Sale papers cannot suppress the
report of diphtheria from that burg. They
have grown too general, and it is deplora-
BILE fact that the dread disease is spreading
more and more every day. The first ward
school has been closed and parents are all
fearful for their children. The city is in a
filthy condition, and as long as it remains
so, just so long will contagious and infec-
tious diseases run rampant.
For some weeks past. Mendoza has been
basking in the sunshine of joy over her pro-
posed new town clock. 1t was to have been
purchased by the citizens, the money had
been raised, and the railroad companies had
given permission to have it placed on the
new Union depot and agreed to run it. But
Mendoza wasn't satisfied with this, she want
cd an illuminated face on it, and now the
company has refused to do anything. Poor
old Mendoza.
We are told, says the La Sale Republican,
that American labor cannot compete with
European labor; some of the very men who
are telling that, are importing foreign labor,
for the very purpose Of degrading and COM
peting with American labor. Thousands of
foreigners are brought her every year in d.
rect violation of law. Sleep on, dear people,
and let your rights one after another be stol-
en- away, and when you wake up there will
be nothing left you but life and that will be
miserable.